9. To that Distant Horizon (Part 8)

The explosion and alarm sounded simultaneously, followed by a searing storm carrying horror as it swept across the entire experimental base.

Silver flashes streaked through every corner of the base—equipment, containers, power supply facilities, transport boats, trailers, warehouses storing combustible materials. Wherever one or more silver streaks passed, explosions followed closely, blossoming into crimson lotus flowers and blood sprays that dyed the night sky fiercely red. The supersonic dance of the Grim Reaper's scythe played a deadly melody, with shadows suspended in midair quickly darting around as if they were madly dancing Grim Reapers adorned by blood and fire.

Compared to the wildly dancing Grim Reaper, the people struck by this sudden calamity were far too slow to react.